students. wonderful to see. ♪ ♪ >> norah: tonight four americans assaulted and kidnapped in mexico, all caught on camera and scary graphic video. were they targeted? here are tonight's top headlines. ♪ ♪ the fbi tonight asking for help searching for the americans taken at gunpoint after crossing the border to buy medicine. >> the fbi is offering a $50,000 reward for the return of these four americans. ♪ ♪ >> norah: mid air scares, a man charged with attempting to open an emergency exit door and stabbing a flight attendant. ♪ ♪ a third norfolk southern train derails in just over a month. >> can you ensure residents that

they are safe? and can you ensure them that this kind of thing won't happen again? ♪ ♪ >> oh, my god. >> norah: americans trapped as california prepares for more snow. >> some residents are digging themselves out of their homes following a severe inter storm. ♪ ♪ >> norah: the fight for the future of the republican party. >> we will never ever surrender to the woke mob. >> for those who have been wronged and betrayed, i am your retribution. ♪ ♪ >> oh! i will try to do a show tonight without offending nobody. y'all know what happened to me! getting smacked by sug smith. ♪ ♪ >> norah: good evening to our viewers in the west, and thank you for joining us as we begin a new week together. tonight nearly two dozen people are facing domestic terrorism charges after violence erupted

at the planned site of a police training center currently under construction outside atlanta. police say a group threw rocks, bricks, and molotov cocktails during the coordinated attack. plus tonight we will remember rock guitar legend gary rossington, the last surviving cofounder of lynyrd skynyrd. but first, the urgent search for four american citizens kidnapped at gunpoint in mexico. the fbi is offering a $50,000 reward money for the safe return of the americans who were in mexico to buy medicine but got caught in a shoot-out. president biden has been briefed and the state department is working to secure their safe return. cbs's janet shamlian starts us off from houston. >> reporter: norah, good evening to you, there are reports that the missing americans may have been targeted by mistake. the fbi is now assisting with the investigation and a note of caution, the images here are graphic. this is the moment four americans were kidnapped in matamoros, mexico, just across

the border from brownsville, texas. they were traveling in this white minivan with north carolina plates when they came under fire. the video appears to show a woman forced into the back of a pickup truck by men with guns, and then two others who appear hurt loaded next to her. the mexican president says the four were going to buy medicine, less expensive in mexico as hundreds of thousands of americans do each year, and that they could have been mistakenly targeted. the white house saying that it's closely following the situation. >> these sorts of attacks are unacceptable. our thoughts are with the families of these individuals and we stand ready to provide all appropriate counsel or assistance. >> reporter: matamaros is under of level four do not travel advisory per the u.s. state department. the same for iraq, iran, and afghanistan, the home to 50,000 people has been home to warring factions of the drug cartel for decades. the crimes are often unreported, journalist fearing for their

safety. mario saenz as a community leader. >> we hear about the cartel, we hear about the shootings. when it evolves kidnapping or americans, it sends a strong message to our community here in brownsville and all along the border. >> reporter: u.s. officials are not identifying the americans citing privacy concerns. that $50,000 fbi reward is not only for the return of the victims, but also for the arrest of the kidnappers. >> norah: janet shamlian with all that new information, thank you so much. tonight there are growing fears about airline safety, learning that a massachusetts man is under arrest after allegedly trying to open an emergency door during a united airlines flight on sunday and then later trying to stab a flight attendant. it's just the latest air scare to take place over the last week from bird strikes to severe turbulence. cbs's lilia luciano is to at new york's laguardia airport. >> flight 215, restrained after

opening the emergency exit. >> reporter: the incident began on flight 2609 from los angeles to boston 45 minutes before its scheduled landing. a passenger later identified as francisco torres allegedly tried b a flht attendant three times with the handle of a broken spoon after he was asked if he tampered with an exit door. passengers tackled and helped to restrain torres until the plane landed. >> not going quietly. he is just laying there were six able bodies on top of him. >> reporter: authority said that torres said he made the weapon and wanted to jump out of the plane, because he believed a flight attendant was trying to kill him. just hours earlier, birds struct southwest flight 3923 causing an engine to catch fire filling the cabin with smoke. the havana to fort lauderdale flight quickly returned to cuba where passengers safely evacuated via the emergency slide. >> requesting medical assistance. >> reporter: both incidents came two days after a rear passenger

death aboard a private jet. 55-year-old dana hyde died at a hospital following an emergency landing outside of hartford, connecticut. >> all the information i have about the emergency is possible laceration. >> reporter: after focusing on it's investigating a possible mechanical issue. >> i want to emphasize that we have an excellent safety record with the commercial airlines in this country. but there are a number of events that have raised the attention lately. >> reporter: a number of close calls have the industry on high alert, and the head or the acting head of the faa is expected to face tough questions when he testifies before congress. as for the boston case, the suspect was taken into custody and if convicted, he could face life in prison. norah. >> norah: lilia luciano, thank you so much. now to ohio where there was another norfolk southern train wreck over the weekend raising new questions about the company's safety record. just a month after the toxic

train derailment in east palestine. the ntsb is on the scene and no roxana saberi is there. >> reporter: dashcam video captured the harrowing moment another norfolk southern train came hurtling off of tracks. this time near springfield, ohio, flinging debris into the air. >> you guys are so close to the tracks. >> very close, we were so lucky. >> reporter: lane martin was on his way to work when three rail cars careened into the yard next door. >> the first thought was "i hope nothing hazardous was on that train. i hope everybody is okay." >> reporter: he says he feared a repeat of the toxic train derailment in east palestine over 200 miles away. but authorities say none of the 28 cars that went off the tracks in springfield leaked hazardous materials. the train had 212 railcars. >> there were other cars with hazardous materials on them, but as they were not affected by the

derailment, we do not have a situation at this time. >> reporter: also on saturday, and union pacific train went off the tracks in southern kansas, and early this morning three cars on this train derailed in maynard, texas. >> are we having more derailments than before or does it just seem that way? >> the short answer is you look at the statistics and what we have is a greater awareness is that they happen. and that's good, because it means we will continue to focus on safety. >> reporter: norfolk southern told us today it's cooperating with investigations into its recent derailments including this one in springfield. the company announced that it will improve its network of sensors along the tracks that detect wheel bearings overheating. the ntsb says happens in east palestine. transportation secretary pete buttigieg says tougher laws are needed. >> norah: roxana saberi, thank you so much.

tonight 23 people charged with domestic terrorism after a violent protest at the sight of a police and fire training facility in atlanta. activists just all in black attacked late sunday with fireworks, molotov cocktails and bricks. the police chief says many of those arrested were from outside atlanta and their goal was anarchy. tonight some breaking news in utah, a large search underway for possible victims caught in an avalanche in big cottonwood canyon, about 12 miles southeast of salt lake city. the local police department says there is no evidence that people are trapped, but it will continue its due diligence. this comes as large parts of northern california remain under winter storm warnings as residents in the southern part of the state are pleading for help with many still stranded

record-breaking snowfall. here's cbs's jonathan vigliotti. >> reporter: the line for free food shows the desperation in crestline as supplies runs out. >> we can't get out. >> reporter: we met carole wolfe who waited for three hours, and not for herself. >> across the street they have two little kids, they need milk. >> reporter: we joined wolfe on her 1 mile track back to her snow-clogged neighborhood. it amazes me, it's been nearly two weeks now, and this is the state of your road? >> yes. we are used to it being plowed the day after. >> reporter: it was not supposed to be this brutal. >> folks, we are here for you, we are digging you out, and we're coming. say they are coming, it does not feel like they are coming. >> reporter: images like this shows the work that goes ahead, the snow has caused roofs to collapse, encased homes and cars and cut off power, a woman even gave birth without any medical help during the storm. >> we brought you milk and groceries. >> reporter: which is why so many have taken matters into

their own >> milk, milk is a hard thing. you are awesome. >> reporter: in crestline, relief is delivered by the gallon. >> i have some more of it. i'll bring it over a little later. >> appreciate it, carole, they go through it like crazy. >> reporter: for now neighbors still helping neighbors until more resources arrive. and county officials say that they have plowed hundreds of miles of roads, but it could take several more days before they can access neighborhoods like this. there is rain in the forecast, which could help melt all of the snow, but with it comes a new threat, norah, the possibility of flooding. >> norah: jonathan vigliotti reporting and helping deliver milk, thank you very much. the 2024 presidential election may be more than 19 months away, but the fight for the republican nomination is full steam ahead with candidates and potential candidates out on the campaign trail. here's cbs's robert costa. >> reporter: the race to define the future of the republican party is on.

>> and for those who have been wronged and betrayed, i am your retribution. i am your retribution. >> we will never ever surrender to the woke mob. >> reporter: both former president donald trump and potential challenger florida governor ron desantis cast themselves as champions of the party's base in dueling speeches over the weekend. >> we will evict joe biden from the white house. and we will liberate america from these villains and scoundrels once and for all. >> reporter: desantis in the nationwide book tour that will take him to key early voting states railed against democrats approach to social issues. >> it is ideology run amok, that's why the quality of life has declined in places like san francisco and new york city and philadelphia and chicago. it's all rooted in that. and that woke ideology rejects the core foundation of

principles that have made this country great. >> reporter: the florida governor also contrasted himself with the chaos of past administrations. >> i can tell you in four years, you did not see our administration leaking like a sieve. you did not see a lot of drama or palace intrigue. what you saw was surgical precision, execution. day after day after day, and because we did that, we beat the left day after day after day. >> reporter: and former maryland governor larry hogan is bowing out of the race. >> right now you have trump and desantis at the top of the field, soaking up all of the oxygen and getting all of the attention. and a whole lot of the rest of us in single digits, and the more of them you have, the less chance you have for somebody rising up. >> reporter: governor desantis is scheduled to visit iowa, home to the presidential caucuses

this friday. and the former president will be there on monday. >> norah: we will watch that, anderson, also some news about the manhattan district attorney's investigation into former president trump? >> reporter: that's right, norah, a source tells cbs news that hope hicks, the aide to donald trump is the communications director inside the white house met with manhattan district attorney investigators today. probing the former presidents hush money payment to stormy daniels, an adult film star during the 2016 campaign. >> norah: robert costa with all of that news, thank you so much. also news tonight about senator john fetterman's health. the pennsylvania democrat admitted himself to the hospital almost three weeks ago to receive treatment for clinical depression. today fetterman's chief of staff posted photos at walter reed national military medical center. said they discussed rail safety legislation and other senate business, the top aide says that fetterman is on his way to recovery grateful for all of the well wishes and will be back soon. turning now to the war in ukraine, ukrainian military commanders are vowing to fight

on as russian forces advanced in the months long battle for the eastern city of bakhmut. cbs's imitiaz tyab reports tonight from near the front lines. >> reporter: this chard and ruined city is being called hell on earth. as russian backed forces trying to encircle it, but ukraine refuses to back down. and running street battles against the ruthless wagner group, who are also trying to capture two supply roads that are gateways ten nearby towns like chasiv yar. this once sleepy town is now a garrison town, and when or if bakhmut falls, this is next. for the residents who remain... life is an unrelenting misery. at an aid center, volunteers like canadian daniel wilk encouraged people to evacuate. >> they are so used to it.

until their homes are piles of bricks or caught fire. >> reporter: inside we meet sasha and ludmila who have been married for 46 years. >> sasha tells us he is leaving because of his health. but ludmila can't bring herself to abandon her home. >> reporter: do you support your husband's decision to leave while you stay here? >> yes, yes. >> reporter: you do? it must be so difficult though. "it's hard," she says. "but i am strong." as sasha gets ready to go, it's all too much. [crying] >> reporter: russian forces are just a few miles from ludmila's doorstep, but ukrainian generals are determined not to let what is happening in bakhmut happen there. norah. >> norah: imitiaz tyab, thank you. tonight the police are investigating a deadly stampede

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